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Old 04-17-2013, 03:39 PM
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Epic thread cant wait to see the finished product.
exactly.....
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NOW we know what people do in Winnipeg while waiting for the last of the snow to melt.
Sure ain't much else to do, you should know the feeling from Michigan
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to get the drivers side axle in your going to have to lift the pumpkin up high as it can go, insert the axle lower it down.. or maybe this is an old pic and you already figured it out lol.. great build
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Originally Posted by shadyLS6
to get the drivers side axle in your going to have to lift the pumpkin up high as it can go, insert the axle lower it down.. or maybe this is an old pic and you already figured it out lol.. great build
Good tip. I hadn't got very far with it because once i got it in I noticed that I was missing two nuts for the rear bolts.

Also can you remember which side the long axle goes on hehe. It looks to me to be the passenger side?
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this is going to be NUTS when its all together!
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Originally Posted by tommycompton
Also can you remember which side the long axle goes on hehe. It looks to me to be the passenger side?
mine were labeled, i think the shorter DSS axle goes on the drivers side but i may be wrong. call CS, max walked me through a bunch of stuff..
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Originally Posted by tommycompton
Good tip. I hadn't got very far with it because once i got it in I noticed that I was missing two nuts for the rear bolts.

Also can you remember which side the long axle goes on hehe. It looks to me to be the passenger side?
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mine were labeled, i think the shorter DSS axle goes on the drivers side but i may be wrong. call CS, max walked me through a bunch of stuff..
The stock axels are different lengths as well and yes, the longer axel is the passenger side axel.

And CS's customer service is awesome no doubt, but they are pacific time which sucks. Which means they are never open when I call.
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Yeah I know the stockers are different lengths too, I used to have dss full axles. It's just the axles are labeled, long one axle 1 and, short one axle 2. Which would make me think axle 1 is drivers side. But just from eyeballing the rear it looks like it is the other way around with the long axle on the passenger side.
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If you need my CPU relocation bracket let me know, it's yours. I'm trying to put mine back down in the stock location, just need the little plastic door for the CPU basket
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Thanks for the offer, but I don't need to relocate the ECM on an LS2. The Ecm is behind the bumper, not under the hood.
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Incredible looking build,looks great!
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Subscribing to thread, looking like an awesome build!
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Getting closer, would have had the heads on but realized I was sent the wrong ARP studs.
Should have the engine back in the car next weekend.
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Pin head






Engine going back in tomorrow
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Nice!
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Nice ... over a few provinces, practically the same day, same thing happening...
Cant wait to see your machine running!
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Vmapper, what are you building there? Did you assemble the shortblock yourself?
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Originally Posted by vmapper
Nice ... over a few provinces, practically the same day, same thing happening...
Cant wait to see your machine running!
Nice!!! Can't wait to see yours going too!
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Flywheel, clutch, and tranny installed. Push rod length and valve train geometry established. Ready to go in.


Stabbing the engine and tranny back in




Engine back in it's home


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